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Dr Margaret C. Watson

Qualifications: PhD, MSc Epidemiology, MSc Clinical Pharmacy, DLSHTM, BSc (Hons), MRPharmS

Appointments: Senior Research Fellow, University of Aberdeen

Research Interests:
Complex interventions - effective professional practice, in particular, implementation research to promote evidence-based practice with a specific focus on the supply of non-prescription medicines. 
The use of theory to provide a theoretical underpinning to the development and evaluation of behaviour change strategies, including Health Psychology (Theory of Planned Behaviour), Industrial Psychology (Human Error Theory), as well as organisational and other theoretical approaches.
Pharmacy practice research – deriving evidence of the effectiveness and efficiency of services provided from community pharmacies and by community pharmacists.
Pharmaceutical Public Health – in particular, the role of community pharmacies and pharmacists in the provision of public health services.
Patient safety in relation to the supply and use of medicines – with a focus on iatrogenic disease associated with non-prescription medicines.
Epidemiology

Teaching Interests:

Research methods
Systematic review

Other Interests:

Member of editorial board for the International Journal of Pharmacy Practice (http://www.medicinescomplete.com/journals/ijpp/current/)
Member of abstract review panel for British Pharmaceutical Conference (http://www.bpc2008.org/)
Member of Aberdeen Patient Safety Research Group Member of NHS Grampian Pharmacy Research Group

Recent Grant Awards:

2009     Watson MC, Stewart D. Screening and brief interventions for alcohol misuse in the community pharmacy setting. A pilot study. Chief Scientist Office (£49,782)
2009     Watson MC, Inch J, Pittendreigh J, Hendry J.  Community pharmacy provision of a weight management support service: feasibility study. NHS Grampian (£19,080)

2008     Bond CM, Hannaford PC, Smith B, Watson MC, et al.  Development of practice-based pharmacist-led management of chronic pain in primary care for evaluation by an RCT.  Medical Research Council (£223,042).
2008     Watson MC. Economic evaluation of the NHS Grampian Opportunistic Chlamydia Screening Study. NHSG Sexual Health Funds (£10,084).
2008     Watson MC. Qualitative evaluation of the NHS Grampian Opportunistic Chlamydia Screening Study.  NHSG Sexual Health Funds (£9,131).
2008     Watson MC. The provision of current and future sexual health services from community pharmacies: A survey of community pharmacists’ attitudes, practice and future possibilities. NHSG Sexual Health Funds (£400).

2007     Watson MC. Healthy Weight Management Focus Group with Community Pharmacists. Chief Pharmacist, NHSG (£680).
2007     Watson MC, Blenkinsopp, A.  Scoping paper on the feasibility of providing community pharmacy based services for alcohol misuse. Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (£3000).
2007   Watson MC. Opportunistic Chlamydia Screening Pilot Study. NHS Grampian (£16,500).
2007     Ngwerume K, Watson MC, Bond CM, Blenkinsopp A.  An evaluation of evidence based portfolios for medicine counter assistants and their effect on over-the-counter advice.  Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (£12,000).

2006     Hannaford P, Bond CM, Watson MC, Lee AJ.  Evaluation of patient reporting to the Yellow Card System. NCCRM (£68,358).
2006     Watson MC, Cleland J, Bond CM.  Simulated Patient Pilot Study. Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (£20,000).
2006     Watson MC, Johnston M, Bond CM, Entwistle VA, Lee AJ. Improving consumer communication during consultations for non-prescription medicines in community pharmacies. CSO (£174,606). 

Recent Publications:

2009

  1. Watson MC, Cleland JA, Bond CM. Simulated patient visits with immediate feedback to improve the supply of over-the-counter medicines: a feasibility study.  Family Practice (in press)
  2. Watson MC, Blenkinsopp A. The feasibility of providing community pharmacy based services for alcohol misuse: A literature review.  IJPP 2009; Volume 17, Number 4, August 2009, pp. 199-205(7).
  3. Bissell P, Sadler S, Anderson C, Avery AJ on behalf of the Community Pharmacy Medicines Management Project Evaluation Team (including Jaffray M, Bond CM, Watson MC, Hannaford P, Tinelli M, Scott A, Lee A, Blenkinsopp A, Krksa J). General Practitioners' views about a pharmacy led medicines management service for patients with coronary heart disease.  Pharm World Sci (in press).

2008

  1. Williams DJ, Olsen S, Crichton W, Witte K, Flin R, Ingram J, Campbell MK, Watson M, Hopf Y, Cuthbertson BH. Detection of adverse events in a Scottish hospital using a consensus-based methodology.  Scottish Medical Journal 2008;53(4):26-30.
  2. Hopf Y, Watson MC, Williams D. Adverse-drug-reaction related admissions to a hospital in the North-East of Scotland. Pharm World Sci 2008;30:854-862.
  3. Watson MC, Hart J, Johnston M, Bond CM.  Exploring the supply of nonprescription medicines from community pharmacies in Scotland. Pharm World Sci 2008;30:526-535.
  4. Bissell P, Blenkinsopp A, Short D, Mason L on behalf of the Community Pharmacy Medicines Management Evaluation Team (including Watson MC). Patients' views and experiences of a medicines management service. Health and Social Care in the Community 2008;16(4):363-369.
  5. Krska J, Avery AJ on behalf of The Community Pharmacy Medicines Management Project Evaluation Team (including Watson MC). Evaluation of medication reviews conducted by community pharmacists: a quantitative analysis of documented issues and recommendations. Brit J Clin Pharmacol 2008;65(3):386-396.

2007

  1. Jaffray M, Krska J, Bond CM, Lee, AJ on behalf of The Community Pharmacy Medicines Management Project Evaluation Team (including Watson MC). The MEDMAN project: Evaluation of the medicines management training for community pharmacists. Pharmacy Education 2007;7(3):207-214.
  2. Tinelli M, Bond C, Blenkinsopp A, Jaffray M, Watson M, Hannaford P, on behalf of the Community Pharmacy Medicines Management Evaluation. Team.  Patient Evaluation of a Community Pharmacy Medications Management Service.  Ann. Pharmacother.2007;41:1962 - 1970.
  3. Scott A, Tinelli M, Bond CM on behalf of the Community Pharmacy Medicines Management Evaluation Team (including Watson MC). Costs of a community pharmacist-led medicines management service for patients with CHD in England: Health Care systems and patient perspectives. Pharmacoeconomics 25 (5); 2007: 397-411.
  4. Watson MC, Cleland J, Francis J, Inch J, Bond CM.  Using behavioural theory to develop and evaluate a communication skills training package for medicine counter assistants.  Medical Education 2007:41:450-459.
  5. Garner M, Watson MC.  Using Linguistic Analysis to Explore Medicine Counter Assistants’ Communication During Consultations For Nonprescription Medicines. Patient Education and Counselling 2007;65:51-57.
  6. The Community Pharmacy Medicines Management Evaluation Team (including Watson MC).  The MEDMAN study: a randomized controlled trial of community pharmacy-led medicines management for patients with coronary heart disease.  Family Practice 2007;24:189-200.
  7. Hughes CM, Watson MC, Davies HOT, Lapane K. Prescribing in care homes for older people: does organisational culture play a part?  Drugs and Ageing 2007;24(2):81-93.
  8. Cleland J, Francis J, Watson M, Bond CM.  Using theory to improve communication: design and evaluation of a communication skills training package for medicine counter assistants.  International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 2007;15:79-81.
  9. Torrance N, Smith B, Watson M, Bennett M.  Medication and treatment use in primary care patients with chronic pain of predominantly neuropathic origin. Family Practice 2007;24: 481–485.

2006

  1. Watson MC, Walker A, Grimshaw J, Bond CM. Why educational interventions are not always effective: A theory based process evaluation of a randomised controlled trial to improve non-prescription medicine supply from community pharmacies. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 2006;14(4):249-254.
  2. Watson MC, Bond CM, Grimshaw JM, Johnston M. Factors Predicting The Guideline Compliant Supply (Or Non-Supply) Of Nonprescription Medicines In The Community Pharmacy Setting.  Quality and Safety in Healthcare 2006; 15: 53-57.
  3. Watson MC, Bond CM, Johnston M, Mearns K Using Human Error Theory to explore the supply of non-prescription medicines from community pharmacies.  Quality and Safety in Health Care2006;15:244-250.
  4. Watson MC, Norris P, Granås, AG.  A systematic review of the use of simulated patients and pharmacy practice research. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 2006;14:83-93.
  5. Price D, Bond C, Bouchard J, Costa R, Keenan J, Levy ML, Orru M, Ryan D, Walker S, Watson M.  International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG) Guidelines: Management of allergic rhinitis.  International Primary Care Journal 2006;15:58-70.

Other Awards and Prizes
2008   Pharmacy Practice Research Trust, Conference Medal Award.
2007   Visiting Professorship, awarded by the Government of Thailand.
2006  European Society of Clinical Pharmacy, Oral Communication Award. ESCP, Vienna, 2006.
2006  DUO Thai Exchange Fellowship, awarded by the Government of Thailand

Outside Interests: Natural history, walking, travel, art.

E-mail: m.c.watson@abdn.ac.uk

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